Bancomat, Bizum, EPI Company/Wero, SIBS-MB WAY and Vipps MobilePay today announced the creation of a new joint entity “European Network for Payments”, dedicated to operating and scaling interoperability between participating European payment solutions.
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The role of the newly established entity is to connect existing European payment solutions through a common technical and operational layer based on European standards, including instant account-to-account payments. The founding partners will be equal shareholders of the entity, which will oversee technical coordination and future expansion of both functionalities and participating solutions. The framework may also accommodate other established European payment solutions over time, subject to the partners’ agreement and the technical and operational requirements of the network.
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The good thing is that almost everyone already has Bancomat Pay without realising it. You just have to activate it with the app.
Edit: they are saying in the press release that everyone is welcome on board and I suspect that Satispay is not too keen to join
Edit 2 (more context): Many stores accept Satispay, but I’d doubt that there are many who know about Bancomat Pay. I’ve seen mainly in self checkouts at supermarkets. Also, Satispay has a developer website, but I haven’t been able to find one for Bancomat Pay
Exactly. Bancomat Pay is simply not as used as Satispay. Plus, you can’t just sign-up for Bancomat Pay; your bank must support it.
Compare to MobilePay in Denmark or Vipps in Norway: everybody uses them.